Beautiful Girl Poem by Mykia Thrower

This young girl is so misunderstood
Even though she smiles and laughs, pretending everything is good
She flaunts her body because it's cute and she can
And she knows that she is irresistible to any man
So she flips her hair, flashes that smile, and flirts
Thinking no one really knows that on the inside she hurts
She covers her pain with make-up, hair, and nice clothes
Because to her, it doesn't exist if the pain never shows

So she hides behind artificial beauty and material things
Never really knowing the joy that true love brings
She fools around with guys because they make her feel wanted
And deep down she knows that they only want her body, because she flaunts it
But she lies down with them, performing any and every deed
And in return they give her something that she needs
A confidence, a comfort, a confirmation that she has worth
All of which she has been stripped of since her birth

Because her daddy didn't love her and her mommy didn't care
And even though they were always home, they were never really there
They tell her that they love her but what does it really mean?
Because to them, the pain that she feels is completely unseen
She has nowhere to turn to, no "safe place" so it's said
So she finds her security in everyone else's bed
Hoping to one day fill the void that has been present for so long
Or for someone to just tell her that what she does is wrong
Or to someday meet that angel that has fallen from the sky
The one that's different from all the others, that one special guy
The one that treats her like a princess and loves her for who she is
The one that wants more than to be with her, he wants her to be his
But until that day comes, she'll keep on trying to find
The one that doesn't enjoy her body as much as he enjoys her mind

But she pretends like she has it all, not wanting to be made a fool of
Not knowing that the most important thing she's missing is true love.